A few years ago, I might've called my hobby of going through before-and-after power washing pics my guilty pleasure. But now? Not so much. I need a more accurate term; this seemingly mundane activity has become the king of the 'oddly satisfying' genre. A sort of internet culture mainstream, if you will.
I'd like Bored Panda to take some credit for it, after all, we've shown how much pleasure cleaning can bring numerous times (for example, here, here, and here). But this time, we're mostly just the middlemen, and the majority of the praise should go to this subreddit.
With that being said, we did scroll through its posts far and wide to select the very best this online community has to offer, and believe me, when you're talking about 1.135 million power washing aficionados, there's plenty of content to scour through. From forgotten benches to neglected patios, and old town squares, here are some of the best pictures we've found!
#1 My Company Is Renovating An Old Building. They Decided To Power Wash It Today
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#2 My Nan And Grandad's Patio Hasn’t Been Washed In Probably Over 30 Years. I’m 22 And Had No Idea It Was Colored. They Decide To Wash It Today And We’re Shocked
Image credits: Justaguywhosbored
#3 That Was A Big Old Job
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#4 Who Knew That Was Under There? Asked To Clean The Mono-Block Only, Hopefully Asked Back To Do The Wall At Some Point
Image credits: Jordibhoy
#5 I'm A Little Speechless. I Genuinely Thought Our Patios And Paths Were Made With Brown Slabs
Image credits: VulpixesAteMyBaby
#6 Power Washed Birds, Butterflies, And Flowers On A Dirty Driveways (By Dianna Wood)
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#7 Cleaning Up The Old Camper With A Magic Eraser
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#8 Photographer Uses A Pressure Washer To Create A Beautiful Mural On His Driveway
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#9 Before And After Of My Front Garden
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#10 Finally Giving The Tennis Court Some Love
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#11 Some More Spectacular Reveals
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#12 So Satisfying
Image credits: Del_Griffith_
#13 Power Washing, Sanding, And Oil This Weekend On 20-Year-Old Teak
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#14 So Anyway, I Started Blasting
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#15 I’m Gonna Need Some Sunglasses
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#16 If Your Wife Isn't Sure That Power Washing The Fence Is Worth It, Then 'Accidentally' Clean Your Shovel When It's Leaning Up Against The Fence
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#17 From Green To Clean
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#18 Boyfriend Finally Let Me Break Out The Power Washer On The Steps. They Were Nasty
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#19 I Never Though My New House Was Whiteish
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#20 Another Day, Another Beautiful Path
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#21 Really Happy With This Jobby
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#22 A Little Before And After Of A Cedar Sided Home Restoration. Low Pressure And Relying On The Right Chemicals For The Job. We Love Seeing Jobs Turn Out This Good
Image credits: Wizard_Of_Wood
#23 Saved My Deck From Certain Death
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#24 Before And After
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#25 The St. Pierre Church In Firminy, France, By Architect Le Corbusier, Got It's First Ever Power Wash
Image credits: Logical_Yak_224
#26 Night And Day
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#27 Power Washing A Whole Block In Poland
Image credits: Kronoxic
#28 Awning In Downtown
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#29 Rescued An Old Rotten Outdoor Table (Pressure Wash, Dry, Sand, Oil)
Image credits: antospantos
#30 Brick Transformation
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#31 I Think I've Found My New Favorite Hobby
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#32 Should Have Went To College But This Will Do For Now
Image credits: Forestdwellin
#33 Cleaning Plaster Off An Old Brick Fireplace
Image credits: RyskiBroski
#34 Power Washing The Patio Table Produced Some Satisfying Results
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#35 We've Lived Here For 15 Years And We Never Touched These Steps. I'm Addicted To This Power Washing Stuff
Image credits: isthisusernamecorny
#36 Only Took 20 Minutes. After Photo Is A Day Later. Wanted It To Dry Before Taking The After Picture
Image credits: Forestdwellin
#37 An Auction Find That Was Then Used In The Yard. So Pretty Now
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#38 Today I Learned That Our Retaining Wall Is Brown, Not Black
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#39 Cleaning And Oiling My Cedar Cladding. The Transformation Is Amazing
Image credits: Mattoh16
#40 My Job Today
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#41 Got My Rug Back Today
Image credits: Sass-Coffee-RedWine
#42 On/Off In About 3 Hours
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#43 They Don't Always Come Out So Well
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#44 Picked This Beauty Up Off The Curb. I Need To Get A Good Sealant On It To Keep It Looking Bright
Image credits: dudee62
#45 A Freshly Power Washed Wall vs. Decades Of Grime
Image credits: WayneWong11
#46 First Wash After 20+ Years
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#47 I Didn't Even Know There Were Tiles. The Front Door Was Never Used
Image credits: xxStefanxx1
#48 Graffiti On Granite, Before And After. Kyiv, Ukraine
Image credits: WanderLustKing69
#49 Just A Man And His Power Washer
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#50 Building Is From 1866, No History Of Being Washed. This Is Why We Recommend A "Wash And Seal" Every 10 Years
Image credits: thedriftlessdrifter
#51 We Had No Idea The Patio Was Hiding So Many Colors
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#52 I Know I'll Have To Wash It Again Soon, But This Felt Very Cathartic. Stupid Ash
Image credits: IHeartRadiation
#53 I Was Almost Drooling When This Client Asked For An Estimate
Image credits: Ben-Stanley
#54 My Husband Thought The Steps Weren’t Dirty. After And Hour Of Work, I Sent Him A Picture Of Exhibit A
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#55 This Is What We Do Every Year At My Parents House
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#56 Had A Job Cleaning Up This Rust On A Factory. Turned Out Great
Image credits: LEJ45
#57 Sunday Satisfaction
Image credits: JK-1987
#58 Saw This Water Tower Getting The Pressure Washing Treatment. I Watched Longer Than I Care To Admit
Image credits: st8king
#59 Pressure Washed My Friend's Patio Yesterday Afternoon
Image credits: ThatChipGuy
#60 5 Years Of Muck Gone
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#61 Washed Years Of Dirt From The Amazonian Forest Rains
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#62 Brick Pad Cleaned
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#63 2 Days Of Hard Work Were Well Worth It For This Before And After
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#64 It Was Looking Kinda Rough
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#65 Power Washing God
Image credits: FknehBubba420
#66 The Other Day I Posted About A Job That Was Keeping Me Discouraged, A Real Doozy Of A Job With No Drainage Areas. Figured I'd Share Some Pictures Of The Job
Image credits: Wekilledit88
#67 I Have Never Been So Jealous Of My Fellow Human
Image credits: Datsie
#68 My First Time Playing With A Power Washer! About A Year Of Fox Fur And Dirt On This Bed
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#69 £40 Power Washer Did A Great Job
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#70 The Before/After Photos
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#71 We Finally Got Around To Powerwashing Our Patio
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#72 Got A Job Washing, Might Start A YouTube Channel
Image credits: Forestdwellin
#73 Bought A House Recently And Decided To Power Wash The Brick Patio. Had No Idea They'd Be Different Colors
Image credits: levelonerules
#74 The Difference Between 50+ Years Of Filth And Recently Power Washed
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#75 I Was Cleaning My Deck With My Power Washer Yesterday And Thought I’d See What Happened If I Let Loose On My Chacos. 10/10 Would Do Again
Image credits: pocketsies
#76 A Little Quarantine Power Washing
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#77 Saved A Useless Water Fountain. It Was A Pleasure To Do
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#78 50-Year-Old Gets Blasted By A Very Satisfied 29-Year-Old
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#79 A Well Spent Afternoon. First Time Power Washing
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#80 Fire Pit Power Wash - Before And After
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#81 Before And After Of A Renovation I Started Today
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#82 Who Knew This Beauty Was Hiding Underneath
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#83 Spent My Morning Power Washing A Climbing Wall At Work
Image credits: SteveCFE
#84 Freshening Up Some Old Paths Through An Estate Near Where I Live
Image credits: edthemonkee
#85 Today Was A Good Day
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#86 So Much Fun With New Toy. Garden Stairs To The River Before And After
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#87 Before And After
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#88 Before And After
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#89 I Hear You Guys Like This Sort Of Thing
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#90 Cleaning Off A Few Years Worth Of Gunk From Our Family's 40-Foot Trawler
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#91 Before And After Of A Porch Me And My Friends Did
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#92 All That Funk Is No Match For This Low Pressure Cleaning
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#93 She’s So Purdy
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#94 Another Day, Another Pic Of Some Beautiful Paths Near Me. To Add Context To Some Of These Pics, The Stones Are Fairly Old So Have To Be Delicate As They Can't Take Intense Cleaning
Image credits: edthemonkee
#95 Free Picnic Table Benches
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#96 It Sat Under A Tree For 10 Years
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#97 Quick Clean Before I Slip And Fall
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#98 Power Washed It In Who Knows How Long, And Revealed It’s True Colors
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#99 Only Halfway Through And What A Contrast
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#100 Husband Power Washed A Driveway, I’m Impressed Every Time
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#101 This Is So Addictive
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#102 First-Ever Power Wash, Before And After
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#103 Tigerwood Deck Power Wash Before And After. Applied Penofin Brightener To Restore The Wood Balance
Image credits: ashman77
#104 Today's Clean Before/After
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#105 Old Slabs Came Up Nicer Than Expected
Image credits: Angusm123
#106 So That's What It Looks Like. Even Sitting On A Covered Porch For Seven Years Couldn't Protect Them Fully
Now we need to decide if we want to paint them, or do a clear coat to preserve them.
Image credits: Danderu61
#107 Before, Wash Than Paint
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#108 Outdoor Stairwell, Before And After
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#109 We Love A Start To Finish Project
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#110 First Job Done! Couldn't Be Happier With The Results
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#111 Cleaned Up Years Worth Of Overgrowth On Walkway At My Parents. Two Hours Well Spent
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#112 All Shiny And Ready For A Repoint
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#113 Boys We Did It
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#114 2 Days Worth Of Work At My Grandad's House
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#115 Took My Neighbor's Jet Wash To My Parents' House. 20+ Years Of Grime
Image credits: FromLondonToLA
#116 This Has Become My New Stress Reliever
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#117 Teak Chairs. This Felt Good
Image credits: Michaelquestion
#118 Long Time Lurker, First Time Power Washer! I’m Hooked
Image credits: canadianirish243
#119 Little Dirty Work Never Hurt Anyone
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#120 Spring Cleaning The Camper
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